EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

MARIANNE C. TORRES
TEACHER
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
Objectives:
1. Identify varied online
platforms and sites.
2. Compare and contrast the
nuances of varied online
platforms, sites, and content
to best achieve specific class
objectives or address
situational challenges.
3. Evaluate existing online
creation tools, platforms and
applications in developing
ICT content.
Information and Communications
Technology often deals with the use of
different technologies such as mobile
phones, telephones, computer,
internet, and other devices, as well as
software and applications to locate,
save, send, and manipulate
information. Empowering ICT is
important for its innovative uses
impacts our lives. It has affected our
ways of communicating, made our lives
more convenient, and assisted
countries towards their modernization
plans. Thus, there is a need to create a
foundation of understanding in the
world of ICT.
Reflect on the following questions:
How many times have you checked your phone
this morning?
How many updates have you posted on Facebook,
Twitter, or Instagram today?
Do you use the internet/mobile for an hour after
you woke up this morning?
Have you followed a celebrity/a crush on his/her
social media
ICT in the Philippines
Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT
Hub of Asia” because of huge growth of
ICT-related jobs, one of which is BPO,
Business Process Outsourcing, or call
centers. In a data gathered by the
Annual Survey of Philippines Business
and Industries in 2010, the ICT industry
shares 19.3% of the total employment
population.
ICT in the Philippines
When the internet was fully commercialized
in 1995, it has tremendously impacted culture and
commerce, including the rise of near instant
communication by email, instant messaging,
telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP),
two-way interactive video calls, and the World
Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social
networking, and online shopping sites. Internet is
the global system of interconnected computer
networks that uses the internet protocol suite
(TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and
devices.
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is an information
system on the Internet that allows documents to
be connected to other documents by hypertext
links, enabling the user to search for information
by moving from one document to another. It was
invented by Tim-Berners Lee. The World Wide Web
browser software, such as Microsoft’s Internet
Explorer/Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple’s
Safari and Google Chrome, let users navigate from
one web page to another via the hyperlinks
embedded in the documents.
The World Wide Web
These documents may also contain any
combination of computer data, including
graphics, sounds, text, video, multimedia and
interactive content that runs while the user
is interacting with the page. The Web has
enabled individuals and organizations to
publish ideas and information to a potentially
large audience online at greatly reduced
expense and time delay.
Types of Web Pages
 Web 1.0 or The Web. It is the first stage of the World Wide Web evolution. It is flat or
stationary page since it cannot be manipulated by the user.
 Web 2.0 or The Social Web. Allows users to interact with the page, the user may be able
to comment or create a user account. Most website that we visit today are Web 2.0.
 Web 3.0 or Semantic Web. The Semantic Web provides a framework that allows data to
be shared and reuse to deliver web content specifically targeting the user. Search engine
will learn about you and your habits from each search you perform and will gather details
about you from your previous activities like likes and social postings and present the
answers as per your preferences.
Because of the wide capacity of Web 2.0, it has
helped in creating dynamic online platform sites.
Online platform is a specially developed platform
using Internet technology. Online platforms
currently include, but are not limited to:
 Presentation or Visualization Platform allows you to present and share presentations,
infographics and videos with other people. It is used to communicate information clearly
and efficiently.
 Cloud Computing Platform is also called as “The cloud”. It is the practice of using a
network of remote servers hosted on the internet. Instead of using your computer’s hard
drive, you store and access your data and programs over the internet.
 File Management Platform is used for the storing, naming, sorting, and handling of
computer files. Allows you to convert and manage files without download in the software
tool.
 Mapping Platform is a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the
same or another space. Uses GPS to detect location and used for navigation.
 Social Media Platform is a computer-mediated tools that allow large group of people to create, share or
exchange information, interest and the information shared can be in the form of ideas, pictures, videos or
anything that you want to create and share to virtual communities. It can be in the following platforms:
 Social Networks. These sites allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background.
 Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and
resources.
 Social News. These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources.
 Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and
video. Media sharing sites can be specific for video sharing, photo sharing, slide sharing, social bookmarking,
and gaming.
 Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be
able to receive these updates. Posts are brief that range typically from 140-200 characters.
Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow users to post their content. Other users can comment on the
said topic.
 Social Media Platform is a computer-mediated tools that allow large group of people to create, share or
exchange information, interest and the information shared can be in the form of ideas, pictures, videos or
anything that you want to create and share to virtual communities. It can be in the following platforms:
 Social Networks. These sites allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background.
 Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and
resources.
 Social News. These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources.
 Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and
video. Media sharing sites can be specific for video sharing, photo sharing, slide sharing, social bookmarking,
and gaming.
 Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be
able to receive these updates. Posts are brief that range typically from 140-200 characters.
Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow users to post their content. Other users can comment on the
said topic.